I am really pleased to have been given the Nice Matters Award by Sandra . Thank you Sandra, it was so nice of you to think of me.
Started by Bella-Enchanted, the award is to be "awarded to those that are just nice people , good blog friends and those that inspire good feelings and inspiration! Those that care about others that are there to lend support or those that are just a positive influence in our blogging world".
Dont you think its funny how such a modern technological "intrument" such as the internet has brought together people who have "old-fashioned" values, enjoy being good to one another and sharing their thoughts, feelings and ideas? In a world where so many people feel the need to be tough and self-centered I find it wonderful to know that there are so many kind, compassionate and talented people out there!
Ok, enough of my podium speaking for the moment. I sent out a quick newsletter a couple weeks ago to customers just to let them know that new items had been listed on the website. Included in the email was a photo of a visitor we had in our garden; a tiny baby hedghog. There is no doubt that the photo is GORGEOUS and I received many emails telling me so. I thought I might share with you the story of this little fella.
If you are extremely fragile/sensitive or about to eat a meal, you may not want to continue reading.
Paul spotted this little guy in the garden around tea time. We were not sure if we should take him away from where he was in case his mom was looking for him so we put out a little box with some food and water and left him over night. The next morning we went to check on him and he was very unwell and no parents were around so we brought him up to the house. He had a nasty little gash in his side and there were baby maggots in it! YUCK! Paul used some old tweasers and removed all these creatures. As disgusting as they are, the maggots may have been helpful in clearing out bacteria. We fed him some dog food and gave him water and he seemed to improve dramatically. He began walking all around and seemed very interested in things. We put him in a box with a little blanket so he could hide if he wanted to.
Our dog had an ear infection so we had to go to the vets that day, we decided to take the "little hog" with us so they could look him over and give him to the Wiltshire wildlife group until he was big enough to be released. After the vet was done with our dog, we asked the nurse to check on the little hogs condition for us so we could leave him knowing all was well. The nurse informed us that they gave him an aneasthetic so they could check him over and he died from it.
Paul and I both felt and thought the same thing. Why would a vet give an extremely young creature who had just begun to recover from a wound and whatever else, an aneasthetic? I am not an expert in these matters but Ive seen enough of these animal programs to know that for a tiny animal in good health let alone not so good, it is very risky to "put them under". We both felt angry that we had even taken him there and wished we had kept him home with us where he was doing well and seemed to be recovering beautifully. Of course Georgia fell in love with him as soon as she saw him and when she asked us how he was after she got home from school we had to lie to her about the whole thing!
Isnt he just beautiful. Dont forget to click on the photos yo enlarge them for a better view!
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